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1 1 1 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 20, 1994 developer of Fox Trace has started work on a portion of Linda Avenue prior to notifying any of the residents. This has been a cause of concern for the residents. Mr. Schneider noted that this is a disadvantage when a project is a developer improvement rather than a City improvement. In this case the developer will be putting utility connections on Linda Avenue and fixing the street as part of the platting at no cost to the residents. This information will be given to the residents during the neighborhood meeting. Council Member Bergeson said that he had heard some residents along Hodgson Road talking about being assessed for the watermain. Mr. Schneider said that he has already talked to many of them and assured them they will not be assessed. Agenda Item No. 5, Consideration of a Proposal to Increase Election Judges Salaries was addressed by Mr. Schumacher and the City Clerk. Anoka County will not subsidize Judges salaries that are less than $7.00. The City Clerk is proposing to increase the salaries to $7.00 per hour using the Anoka County subsidy and a transfer from other salaries to finance the increase in the budget. Peddler's Ordinance, VFW Poppy Sale Request for Waiver - Mr. Bohjanen, representing the VFW asked the City Council to consider waiving two (2) provisions of the Peddler's Ordinance. One provision would allow the VFW to start selling Poppies before 9:00 A.M. and the second would allow them to sell Poppies in the right-of-way. Police Chief Pecchia said that he had talked to his staff about the situation and they agreed that there would not be a problem provided that the persons selling Poppies wear an approved orange vest. It was the consensus of the City Council that they would waive the two (2) ordinance provisions. The matter will be placed on the April 25, 1994 Council agenda. Petitions for Trapper's Crossing - Ms. Wyland provided copies of four (4) petitions received from the area residents along Holly Drive. The petitions give input from the neighborhood but do not necessarily impact the proposed Trappers Crossing subdivision. The City Council is not obligated to take action on any of them. One petition calls for the improvement of Holly Drive east of 12th Avenue. Staff was instructed to contact the affected property owners along that portion of Holly Drive and ask them to begin the process for a public improvement. Mr. Schneider explained that he has heard a lot of opposition to upgrading this portion of Holly Drive Council Members and staff have received numerous telephone calls PAGE 2